China Human Rights Briefing February 7-13, 2012 To read this issue as a PDF, please go here. Top News Dissident’s Sentence Adds to String of Recent Harsh Punishments: On February 10, Hangzhou dissident Zhu Yufu was issued a seven-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power.” Zhu’s punishment is (read more…)
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The visit to Washington next week of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (习近平), the presumptive next president of China, comes during an escalating crackdown on political and religious dissent in China, and on the heels of China’s veto of a UN resolution condemning the ongoing killing of civilians by the (read more…)
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Veteran dissident Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫), tried on January 31 for “inciting subversion of state power,” was sentenced today to seven years in prison by the Hangzhou City Intermediate People’s Court in Zhejiang Province.
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China Human Rights Briefing January 31-February 6, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Top News Activist Chen Xi Held in Remote Prison, Frostbitten From Cold Conditions: CHRD has recently learned that the Guizhou activist Chen Xi, serving a 10-year sentence for “inciting (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing January 24-30, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Court Hears Case Against Zhu Yufu, Does Not Announce Verdict: On January 31, a Hangzhou court tried dissident Zhu Yufu on charges of “inciting subversion,” but did not issue a (read more…)
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The Hangzhou City Intermediate People’s Court in Zhejiang Province has put veteran dissident Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫) on trial for “inciting subversion of state power” but not issued a verdict. A long sentence is expected after the severe punishments recently imposed by Chinese courts in political cases.
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China Human Rights Briefing January 17-23, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Trial Looms for Veteran Dissident Zhu Yufu: Detained since March of last year, the Hangzhou dissident Zhu Yufu is expected to be tried soon on charges of “inciting subversion.” Authorities (read more…)
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On the heels of recent harsh sentences of democracy and human rights activists, Chinese authorities have sent another dissident, Li Tie (李铁), to prison for 10 years for “subversion of state power.”
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China Human Rights Briefing January 10-16, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Detainees’ Families Denied, Granted Visits: Prison authorities recently blocked the family of disappeared human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng from visiting him in a Xinjiang prison, where he is reportedly (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing January 4-9, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights News Emerges About Detainees From Jasmine Crackdown: CHRD has learned that the whereabouts of Guangzhou-born netizen Liang Haiyi, who was detained in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province last February, have been (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing December 28, 2011-January 3, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Beijing Court Tries Activist and Husband, No Verdict Announced: On December 29, the Xicheng District People’s Court tried activist Ni Yulan and her husband, Dong Jiqin, for (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing December 21-27, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Longtime Activists Get Heavy Prison Sentences: Over the past week, Sichuan activist Chen Wei and Guizhou activist Chen Xi were each given a lengthy prison sentence in another clear sign (read more…)
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